Sheryl Sandberg Quotes

Anyone who waits for someone else to make a change automatically becomes the follower.

I've never been the guy to sit back and wait until someone approved something I was passionate about.

Seize the moment – don’t wait for anyone to give you permission.

I think I've always been a follow-the-leader with my career, or maybe waiting for things to happen. Now I'm like, I'm OK-I know the direction, whoever's on board can go with me.

Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own.

Men who do things without being told draw the most wages.

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go.

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

I do tend to be a leader in situations in my own life.

I want to be surprised by what people do, I don't want to work with people who need to be told what to do. I want people to show me what they've got.

If you want something, you can't wait for someone to make it happen for you.

I don't want to be a princess who sits on the sidelines; I want to be present and actively involved. It's a life with a purpose.

I definitely feel like I'm at that point where it's nice to not have to sit at home and wait to be invited to the party, but to be creating work for yourself.

Typically, my advice to young artists is not to wait for someone to allow you to do the thing. Just do the thing, and they'll catch up.

You've got to be able to think on your own; you've got to be creative. You can't be willing to take a backseat.

Very often, if a founder is waiting around for someone else to tell him what to do, the company is near death.

What's crazy is, my whole life I been a leader. I'm not a follower.

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead.

A good leader remains focused. Controlling your destination is better than being controlled by it

I am not a passenger in anything I do. I am and always will be a leader.

Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.

I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.

You are the leader you've been waiting for.

There are some people out there who don't wait for what come next. They decide what should come next and they go and make it happen.

Even if you don't have the authorities - and frankly I didn't have the authorities for anything - if you take charge, people will follow.